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It really depends a lot on the loads the tiller will experience... a pure windvane doesn't generate much force to steer the boat, so you the servo-pendulum or trim-tab models are designed to generate greater steering forces. Might well be worth reading Lechter's book on self-steering.
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a boat to the sea you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps
her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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